College of Liberal Arts

February 2022

Graphic illustrates how gun violence increased in Philadelphia during the pandemic.

Feb. 25, 2022

- Research

Connecting the dots between gun violence and drug markets

By Steve Orbanek

If you turn on the television, open a newspaper or visit a news site, it is hard to avoid the […]

Image of Mitch Sonkin and Debra Sonkin

Feb. 9, 2022

- Campus News

The recently launched Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program is a top College of Liberal Arts recruitment tool

The College of Liberal Arts recently announced the launch of the Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program, […]

January 2022

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Jan. 28, 2022

- Student Success

CLA alumnus and activist named a 2022 Marshall Scholar

Osimiri Sprowal, CLA ’20, has been named a 2022 Marshall Scholar. Sprowal is one of 41  recipients […]

Image of Timothy Welbeck, inaugural director of the new research facility.

Jan. 26, 2022

- Campus News

$1.3 million grant awarded for construction of Center for Anti-racism Research

By Jonny Hart

Last month, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, KLN ’12, awarded Temple University a $1.3 million grant […]

Image of PhD student at the College of Engineering, Jordan Langston.

Jan. 10, 2022

- Research

Temple PhD students receive prestigious F31 research grants

The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award has been presented to three Temple […]

Image of Director of the Honors Program Amanda Neuber.

Jan. 6, 2022

- Campus News

Honors Program appoints new leadership positions

 Temple University’s Honors Program has appointed new leadership following the retirement of its […]

Gregory Urwin is shown taking part in the annual battlefield staff ride for Temples' Army ROTC program.

Jan. 3, 2022

The battle of Yorktown: Historic victory or tragic memory?

By Steve Orbanek

In October 1981, Gregory Urwin stood among the crowd of 60,000 at the bicentennial celebration of […]

December 2021

The moon shining above the Bell Tower on Main Campus.

Dec. 16, 2021

- Staff & Faculty

An in-depth look at the race to space

This year, we’ve seen a rivalry between billionaires come to fruition as they forge their way into […]

Temple University professor Ifetayo Flannery

Dec. 14, 2021

- Staff & Faculty

Meet Temple’s new associate professors in the Department of Africology and African American Studies

By Brent Baum

This fall, Temple welcomed four new associate professors into the Department of Africology and […]

Temple University alumnus and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner Ibram X. Kendi.

Dec. 14, 2021

- Student Success

MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winner Ibram X. Kendi shares how his time at Temple helped shape him

A historian and National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Ibram X. Kendi, […]

Students participate in a candlelight vigil on Main Campus.

Dec. 8, 2021

- Campus News

Temple remembers the lives of five Owls with a candlelight vigil

James Peterman was an eager sports fan. Katherine Keleman loved nature and animals. Matthew […]

November 2021

Image of the principal and assistant principal outside of Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School.

Nov. 15, 2021

- Student Success

Childhood friends turned Temple alumni reunite at Dunbar

By Brent Baum

It seems fitting that Temple alumni Daniel Mina, EDU ’14, and Justin Hall, CLA ’08, were hired […]